Tokyo Mystery Writers

The story of "Convergence" takes place on a secluded island where the Papacy is being manipulated.

A man named Terao is chatting with a woman named Yoko in the sanctuary on the island.

The two were talking mainly about a book called the Katrina Sutra.

This book is said to have been written by a famous theologian and is also known as the "Book of Blessings".

It is said that it contains endless magic, and that anyone who reads this "Katrina Book" will become an all-knowing and all-powerful god after death!

Now, the owner of this book is Xiaozhen, the master of this island and also the leader of the cult.

At this moment, the "Katrina Sutra" was in Yoko's hands. It was Terao who used this sutra to lure Yoko into the sanctuary in the dead of night.

As a believer, Yoko had no doubt about the power of the Katrina Sutra.

But Terao no longer believed in such things.

Five years ago, Terao followed the cult leader, Koji, to this island. At that time, he was very devout, but now, his sincerity has disappeared.

The reason for this is that three months ago, Yoko got drunk and went to Terao's room to act crazy, which led Terao to inadvertently learn Yoko's secret.

It turns out that Yoko had been maintaining a physical relationship with another believer on the island, Uchino.

However, this relationship was not harmonious, and Uchino always beat or scolded Yoko.

Faced with the infield's violent confrontation, Yoko felt that she deserved it.

Because she had caused the death of a girl while she was in school.

Yoko's secret was never mentioned to anyone, but it awakened Terao's memories.

After questioning the drunken Yoko, Terao finally learned that the dead girl was his own sister!

The murderer who killed his own sister is right in front of him!

Terao came to this island hoping to use his faith to alleviate the pain of not being able to catch the murderer!

But now that the murderer who killed his sister has appeared, Terao can no longer control his murderous intent!

Terao clearly realized that God did not exist, and that revenge was the only true liberation!

So Terao pulled out a pistol from his pocket, aimed it at Yoko's temple as she was reading the sutra, and pulled the trigger without hesitation!

Terao had fitted the gun with a silencer, so Yoko was shot dead without anyone noticing!

Terao checked Yoko's pulse and, after confirming that Yoko was dead, opened the window of the sanctuary.

He shoved the gun into Yaozi's hand and fired another shot out the window.

Outside the window was the vast Pacific Ocean; the bullet naturally fell into the sea and disappeared.

Terao picked up the extra shell casings from the ground, thus creating the illusion of gunpowder residue on Yoko's hands and a suicide attempt.

As for that book, "The Katrina Sutra," it goes without saying that it was precisely the motivation behind Yaozi's delusion of becoming a god!

Jiang Liumei finished reading the first part of the story and felt completely confused.

He turned his head to look at Maishiro Kyosuke in front of him and asked a question:

"Ms. Mai, is this a reverse chronological deduction derived from the perspective of the perpetrator?"

"But...this story has no tricks, no mysteries, does it?"

Maishiro Kyosuke smiled and held up his index finger in front of his mouth, signaling Eri Miri to remain silent:

"Keep reading. Once you've read the whole story, you'll understand what it means."

Although Jiang Liu Meili felt somewhat confused, she still believed Mai Shiro Kyosuke's words and turned to the second chapter of "Convergence".

The windows in the sanctuary were covered.

Uchino was completely focused on the book "The Katrina Sutra" on the table.

Yoko stood behind Uchino, wondering whether there was any truth in this world.

Six months ago, Uchino invited Yoko to see a movie. Because they were both believers, Yoko did not refuse, but Uchino forcibly assaulted her.

Yaoko resisted Uchino's attempts to prevent him from succeeding, but was only met with physical attacks in return.

After the incident was over, Yoko found out that the despicable Uchino had actually recorded her.

Faced with this situation, Yoko trembled with disgust, but Uchino was quite pleased with himself.

Thus, Uchino, who was originally seen as weak among the believers, was like a demon in front of Yoko. Yoko would do whatever Uchino asked.

If Uchino had even the slightest bit of love for Yoko, Yoko would think that this bastard was still somewhat salvageable.

Unfortunately, Uchino didn't treat Yoko as a person at all; he just saw her as a substitute for Naomi Maki.

Naomi Maki is also a believer on this island and is deeply loved by Uchino.

Unfortunately, Naomi Maki was snatched away by another follower, Hiroshi Sekiya, so Uchino could only vent all his anger on Yoko!

While other believers were diligently practicing their faith, only Yaozi felt trapped in hell.

However, she did not choose to leave, firstly because Uchino had her own recordings, and secondly because she firmly believed in the teachings of the cult leader, Xiaozhen.

Yaozi wants to use her faith to wash away the sins of having caused the death of others.

However, Yaozi, who lost her virginity, has recently become less devout because she is pregnant and the Little Needle Cult Leader is indifferent to her situation.

This caused Yoko to have an emotional breakdown; the god in her heart died.

Even if there really is a god, it wouldn't be the Little Needle Cult Leader!

Yoko pulled a pistol from her pocket, pointed it at Uchino's temple, and pulled the trigger!

Looking at Uchino's corpse, Yoko felt no joy in seeking revenge.

Instead, I feel even dirtier. My body is dirty, my hands are dirty, and my heart is dirty. Even if I wash myself for a lifetime, I can never get clean!

But there was nothing to repent for at this moment, and no time to repent. Yoko opened the window, shoved the pistol into Uchino's hand, and pulled the trigger towards the outside!

Jiang Liumei, who had hoped to find answers, became increasingly confused as she read on, completely unable to understand what kind of story "Convergence" was.

They also completely failed to grasp the power that Maijo Kyosuke had described.

I even had a feeling that "The Convergence" might lose out to other Japanese mystery writers in "Top Hat" magazine.

Jiang Liu Meili raised her head and looked at Mai Shiro Kyosuke in front of her again, asking a question:

"Teacher Maishiro? What is this? Is this a narrative trick that takes place in two different time periods?"

"For example? On the first day, Yoko killed Uchino? On the second day, Terao killed Yoko?"

Maijo Kyosuke shook his head, still not speaking, but confidently raised his index finger in front of his mouth, indicating to Jiang Liu Meili to continue reading.

Jiang Liumei, filled with doubt, once again entered the third story of "Convergence"...